thephpguy

Applying to Germany

Hello All,

I am a backend engineer with over 6 years of experience and I have been trying to apply to jobs in Germany. I'm using LinkedIn, arbeitnow and a couple of other websites.

Is there a whatsapp or discord group for people who are serious about applying to Germany ? If so it would be helpful for people to join and discuss the entire process

15mo ago

AliveYouth71

Stealth15mo

Nope. Stay in india

thephpguy

Stealth15mo

What's with the hostility?

AliveYouth71

Stealth15mo

What's with shunning your own country? The country that gave u so much?

RedOnion

Unnamed15mo

I’m a hiring manager working in Germany for a German company and I’ve hired many people for non-EU locations like India. AMA if you have any questions.

WoozyDearest

MongoDB15mo

What kind of roles do you hire for?

thephpguy

Stealth15mo

Couple of questions:

Is it better to use the German format for the CV some people say yes but I've seen hiring managers say that they hate it
I see many jobs with lots of applicants (like around 70 etc) does it make sense to apply for roles as soon as they are posted to make sure mine gets viewed quickly? Kind of like a first come first serve
I have been trying to send emails as well to recruiters in addition to applying to the job posting but I'm not sure if that shows interest or if it's just annoying
is there anything specific you think I can do to show recruiters that I really am interested in working at their company other than the usual fluff speech ?

satan

Stealth15mo

I’m thinking about getting my master's there, but I guess there is a long process for it. You need to submit SOP; I think speaking German was waived off sometime back, but it’ll be required to converse with locals. Don't know how to apply for jobs, I don’t think you’ll get them directly unless you have some strong references.